Day 11

Scooter and me ambled out of Annapolis under Federal escort (you just can't see the red/blue lights flashing in the rear window). I had breakfast at Chick and Ruth's or something like that. The cheapest meal in there would equal the price of 2 at Skyway Jacks. Scoot and I really enjoyed the visit with Sue and her friends.  We have known her for a long time but do not get to see as much of her as we wish, but now that she is moving to The Hague we hope to see her more.

you can't seem them but there are flashing police lights in that black car about to lead me out town

We left Annapolis via MD 2/4 to Solomons.  We could have taken some back roads but I wanted to see how much had developed since we lived on the boat in Solomons.  There was very little new development and it there was was well hidden off the highway.  The marina had not changed at all and our M dock looked just like we left it. Further down the road we came upon directions to a place to park all your holes in the ground or the air to throw money in.

We headed south for Urbanna our planned overnight stop.  We meandered back roads and main roads and saw lots of tall corn and wheat being harvested.  We crossed our first and really big bridge across the Potomac and paid $3 for the privilege. For that price you would think they would have a better bridge.  We crossed the Rappahannock on a free bridge.

I bought lunch to eat on the road and could not decide whether to eat at George Washington's birth place or Robert E. Lee's just down the road.  In the end we just pulled over to a picnic table.

We did not do much poking around today.  Guess we were headed for home and were just enjoying the ride.  We did met Peter.  Peter's family runs a convenience store.  He works there in the mornings and gets paid on Friday's.  With his money he hopes to buy a new skateboard. He was a nice and polite young man.

We passed quite a few vineyards, but I have sampled Virginia award winning wine and have not found one I would care to sample again much less pay to visit.

We came to the turn off for Urbanna before 2 and we decided it was to early to stop so we pressed on.  Alan and I had watched a movie were a guy was asked why he went to jail.  He said "an error in judgment". This applies here.  We pressed on continuing on main highways and back roads. We passed through Williamsburg with lots of hotels, but Scoot wanted to go on a boat ride. We crossed the James River on the Pocahontas.  I was sure there were B &B's on the other side.  This was the error in judgment.....there where none.  The opportunity to remedy this by turning left and running into to Smithfield was missed.  I pressed on south.  What seemed like many many miles later and a aching back we pulled into the Palms Inn in Courtland Va.  At the moment at 6pm I am the only person in the Inn.